Age at regular drinking, clinical course, and heritability of alcohol dependence in the San Francisco family study: A gender analysis

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-110

  Ehlers, Cindy L ^a   Gizer, Ian R ^b   Vieten, Cassandra ^c   Gilder, Allison ^a   Gilder, David A ^a   Stouffer, Gina M ^a   Lau, Philip ^a   Wilhelmsen, Kirk C ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAN FRANCISCO; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77149126757     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2009.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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